Note 1: Using prefix maps may not find the desired prefix as many maps only show primary prefixes. Use the prefix list below to find primary, secondary, deleted and changed prefixes. Maps are linked here for geographical reference.

Note 2. Latitude-Longitude listings are
based on several sources; Airport Codes, Capital City Lists, the CIA Fact
Book, and various Atlases. Locations given are a general guide for
Amateur Radio use only.

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Primary Prefix is in RED--the mostly commonly used and most frequently cited in country lists.
Secondary Prefix Assignments are in BLUE. Click on the underlined prefix to go to the primary.
The most commonly used prefix is in
color.

* Series allocated to an international organization.

** Provisional allocation in accordance with No. S19.33. Between radio communication conferences, the Secretary-General is authorized to deal with questions relating to changes in the allocation of series of call signs, on a provisional basis, and subject to confirmation.

Radio callsigns for the world are set by the ITU – the UN Agency which coordinates all radio activity. The ITU allocates a block or blocks of prefixes to each country, and all callsigns must begin with the specified prefix. This applies to all radio amateurs, aircraft, ships, broadcast, commercial stations etc.

NOTE: Since Morse
code is no longer required and the CEPT regulations have

changed, the
former class 2 licenses are now allowed to operate on HF as

well. As far as I
know this affects the following prefixes: DG, DB, DD, DC, Tnx DG3OW

DA Germany
DA0 Clubstations
DA1... DA9 = individual licenses issued to members of foreign Nato forces stationed in DL.
Both, VHF licenses and full privilege licenses
DB Germany VHF licenses
DB0 Repeaters, beacons, club stations with VHF license
DB1... DB9 = VHF licenses
DC full privileges (since 2007, before just VHF)
DD full privileges (since 2007, before just VHF)
DE examined SWLs
DF full privileges
DF0 Club Stations
DF1.. DF9 = individual licenses
DG VHF licenses
DH Since May 1st 1998 this prefix belongs to the full privilege class. Old licenses have
been upgraded.
DI - In 2005 and 2006, two
experimental licenses with the DI prefix were issued for beacons operating on
440 kHz on medium waves -- 2005: DI2AG is licensed to, and operated by DJ2LF.
2006: DI2BO is licensed to, and operated by DK8KW
DJ full privileges
DJ0 Legal alien residents
DJ1... DJ9 German citizens
DK full privileges
DK0 Club Stations
DK1... DK9
= Individuals
DL full privileges
DL0 = Club Stations
DL1...DL9
= Individuals
DM both license classes. DM series will only be used in the boundaries of former
East Germany, which used the DM prefix before East Germany went to the
Y2..Y9 series. DM calls will only be assigned to radio amateurs, who actually held
a DM call in the past. DM: Since 1.1.1999 new DM-calls will be issued to VHF-licensees
(also to those who did not hold a license before)
DN Training Calls, will only be used for formal training of unlicensed prospective hams.
Used only by the Trainee NOT by the Trainer, who has his own call
DO low power 2m/70 cm only calls, plus 5 Meters and 80 Meters since early 2007
DP expeditionary calls, used only for stations operating outside of Germany in
international territories or in space. Also Antarctica
Thanks To Siegfried Rambaum--KB2YVC & Bert DL3YEI

A short comment to your prefix list, entry for Germany:
there have been a few DI calls issued, one for a /mm expedition (DI9AA) in 1954, a second for another one (DI2DR)in 1965, and
another (DI2BC) for one-way transmissions from a research institute; see http://www.qsl.at/deutsch/gr_di9aa.html (only
available in German at the moment); and there was one DQ callsign for a special station DQ0KBM in 2000, celebrating 100 years of
regular wireless service in Germany. From DL2LFH, Jan-Martin

GERMANY NEWS (New Prefixes
on the air!). Germany has started to assign DQ and DR-prefixes. Club stations
can now apply for 2x1-callsigns like DK2A. All numbers 0-9 mean "club station",
there are no 2x1 callsigns for individuals. One more important change: While all
DP-prefixes were extraterritorial area before (like DP0GVN, DP0POL in the
Antarctica, DP0EPO Munich European Patent Office), now _only_ DP0-DP2 are
extraterritorial. 2x1-Callsigns DP3A-DP9Z are "regular short callsigns" for
Club stations. " Stefan, DL1ELY

GZ - UK Radio Club stations operating in 25 major contests from the
Shetland Islands (Zetland) using Special Contest
Callsigns with 1 letter suffixes ( e.g. GZ7V) Shetland local radio hams
looking forward to get it as a permanent prefix.

SPECIAL PREFIXES
For special occasions such as contests and other celebrations, special callsigns may be issued. Generally, these are "2x1" callsigns. The used prefixes are:
II, IO, IR, IU in any format with numbers from 0 to 9.
IQ is for
club stations prefix.
The IY prefix is reserved for G. Marconi Memorial Stations.

MZ - UK Radio Club stations operating in 25 major contests from the
Shetland Islands (Zetland) using Special Contest Callsigns
with 1 letter suffixes (e.g. MZ8A)Shetland
local radio hams looking forward to get it as a permanent prefix.

NAA-NZZ United States of America See W
For Districts (Also See K, AA-AL)
N
Unites States (ITU Zone 7,8,9 CQ Zone 3,4,5)
NA-NZ Unites States--See W for list of States

ONA-OTZ Belgium ON,
OO, OP, OQ, OR, OS, OT Belgium (ITU Zone 27 CQ Zone 14) [lat 50.9 long 4.4] {11/15/45}Three type of licenses.
ON2=Novice license, hey may work on 2m(144-145) and 70cm(430-440).They may use all
modes (fm, ssb, packet, aprs,... except cw). The maximum output power they may use is 50w on both
mbands. The suffix of Flemish ON2 station begins always with the letter A or B
(exemple:ON2BBR). The suffix of a French or German ON2 station begins always with the letter
K or L (example:ON2KAN). ON2 stations have always a 3 letter suffix. The exam for ON2 is a
technical (30questions) exam and there are also 10 questions about the law. ON2 stations have no cept
recommendation.

ON1=Technician, they may work all bands on vhf-uhf-ehf. They may use all modes,
including cw. Maximum output power is 1Kw but not on the higher frequencies like 23cm,...
The suffix of a Flemish ON1 station begins always with the letter A, B, C or D
(Example:ON1DHZ). The suffix of a French or German ON1 station begins always with the letter
K, L, or M (Example:ON1KZZ). ON1 stations mostly have 3 letter suffix but there are also 2 letter suffix
ON1callsigns (example:ON1HK). The exam for ON1 stations is also a technical (30
questions) exam and there are also 10 questions about the law. ON1 stations have a cept
recommendation, it is CEPT-2.

ON4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 =They may work on all hf bands (max 1Kw power) and all v-u-ehf bands in all modes.
The suffix of an Flemish ON4 station begins always with the letter A, B, or C.
(Example:ON4CFK). The suffix of an French or German ON4 station begins always with the letter
K, L. (Example:ON4LED). ON5, 6, 7, 8 have always 2 letter suffix
(example:ON6TT). ON9 stations are foreign stations with a temporary license,
ON9A..=ON2, ON9B..=ON1, ON9C..=ON4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The exam is a 5wpm morse test.

License Classes:
A class calls start with PY, PP, PV, PQ, PT (depends on the state). They have no restrictions on the bands, modes or power up to 1kW.
B class calls start with PY, PP, PV, PQ, PT (depends on the state). They are allowed to operate in the same bands and mode of the C classes plus Phone mode on 40m.
C class calls start with PU and are allowed to operate in Phone mode only in 160m, 80m, 10m, VHF and above. Also CW and other digital modes in these bands plus 40m and 15m.
D class calls start with ZZ and they are not allowed to operate in HF. Only VHF and above. The highest power for this class is 50W.
Suffixes Starting with Z indicate a Foreigner (non-brazilian)e.g. PY0ZSW (Z = non brazilian and S = his location at St. Peter & St. Paul Archipelago)

The Russian Federation consists of 92 'oblasts', which are territorial divisions. Each 'oblast' has two-letter designator, which is equivalent to former USSR three-figure 'oblast' designator. A further unique feature of the Russian call sign allocation system is the ability to determine which oblast the call sign is located in.

This is accomplished by the number and the letter following the number.
For example, in the call sign RA9AE, the '9A' designates a station from the
Chelyabinskaya oblast; in the call sign RW3FO, the '3F' designates a station from
Moskovskaya oblast; in the call sigh RK3AWL, the '3A' designates a station from
Moscow City (considered a separate oblast); and so forth.
The most common call signs are the six alphanumeric call signs 2x3 (such as RA3APW);these call signs are used by class IV, III, II operators, roughly equivalent (in order) to US Technician, Technician Plus, and General or Advanced class licensees. 1st class operators may use 2x3 call sign too. Five alphanumeric call signs (2x2, as in RA3XO) are used by the class I (the highest level attainable) individual license class, equivalent to US Extra class licensees. Club stations use six alphanumeric character call signs with the second letter W-Z (2x3, such as RW6AWT or
RK9CWW).

‘Ordinary’ special calls begin with prefix UE (such as the recent special Red Banner Pacific Fleet special event station call sign UE56MM, broadcast from a former Soviet (Navy submarine). Using UE’s in contests is strictly forbidden.

Also special calls may have the following alphanumeric designators: 1x2 ("R" + figure + two letters), 1x3 (such as R1FJL, a special DXpedition call sign designating the location as Franz Josef Land) or 2x1 (such as RW2F, a special contest call of RK2FWA club station from Kaliningradskaya oblast).

VY0 Nunavut -- New Territory as of April, 1999, composed of
land that had formed the eastern part of the Northwest Territories (VE8).
Most of Nunavut is in CQ Zone 2, as are all but three of Nunavut's 20-odd Amateurs.
The westernmost part of Nunavut lies in Zone 1. Akimiski Island and other islands in
James Bay are part of Nunavut, but are in Zone 4.
Note that all the islands in Hudson, James and Ungava Bays are part of Nunavut,
no matter how close they are to the shorelines of Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec.
ITU Zones are 2, 3, 4 and 75
Nunavut Map

VY0 Nunavut -- New Territory as of April, 1999, composed of land that had formed
the eastern part of the Northwest Territories (VE8). Most of Nunavut is in CQ Zone 2,
as are all but three of Nunavut's 20-odd Amateurs. The westernmost part of Nunavut lies
in Zone 1. Akimiski Island and other islands in James Bay are part of Nunavut, but are
in Zone 4. Note that all the islands in Hudson, James and Ungava Bays are part of
Nunavut, no matter how close they are to the shorelines of Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec.
ITU Zones are 2, 3, 4 and 75.

The first one or two letters identify the country the station is licensed in.
The prefix letters used for stations in the United States are...
A (AA-AL), e.g., AC6V
K (KA-KZ), e.g., K6DX, KC6UQH
N (NA-NZ), e.g., N6KI
W (WA-WZ), e.g., W6AM

The number indicates the U.S. district of license. The U.S. is broken down into 10 regions (0-9). See Below.
(NOTE: US Amateurs may keep their calls when moving to another district--so a W1 may in fact reside in California (W6)

The suffix (last one, two, or three letters) are unique.

Callsigns may reflect the license class, although many keep a lesser callsign when upgrading.
A 2-by-3 [two letters, a number, and three letters] callsign typically belongs to a Novice or Technician
operator, e.g., KC6UQH. Also some of the newer General operators have a 2-by-3 call.

A 1-by-3 callsign usually belongs to older Technician and General class operators. e.g., N6AEK. These callsigns were 'used up' in the sequential callsign system, so newer Tech and General operators are now receiving 2-by-3 calls.

A 2-by-2 call usually belongs to an Advanced or a newer Extra class operator. An Extra 2-by-2 usually starts with an 'A'. e.g., AC6HZ. An Advanced 2-by-2 usually starts with a 'K', 'N', or 'W'. e.g., KB5MU

A 1-by-2 or 2-by-1 call usually belongs to an older Extra class operator. e.g., N6ST, AC6V. When these sequential callsigns were 'used up', the Extra class operators started receiving 2-by-2 calls starting with the AA block.

A 1-by-1 callsign is very special. It is assigned to a special event station for a short period of time. They
are not assigned to individual operators as their regular callsign. e.g., W0W See URL: 1X1 Calls

In 2007 Mexico's FMRE will celebrate 75th anniversary (LMRE, FMRE)
and XE stations will use new prefixes:6G1LM
from Jan. 1 till Dec. 31 2007;6F75A Jan.1th
to Dec 31th for contests for FMRE;6H1
for XE1 and suffix6I2
for XE2 and suffix XE2MX as 6I2MX

6J3 for XE3 and suffix working foreign stations. 6E4 for
XF4 Revillagigedo.XE2MX
need qsl cards during 2007 as 6I2MX;In
a future México will use 10 zones XE1, XE2, XE3, XE4 XE5, XE6, XE7,XE8,
XE9 AND XE0.XE2MX
May be XE7MX around May 1 2007

NOTES
ZK1/N
No Cook Is, The northern group includes islands of Pukapuka, Tongareva (or PenPen Penrhyn), Manihiki, Palmerston, Rakahanga, Suwarrow and Nassau. The port of Avarua, in the island of Rarotonga, is the administrative center of the Cook islands.

ZK1/S
So Cook Is, The southern group includes the islands of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaia, Mauke, Mitiaro, Manuae and Takutea.

The
callsign for ZK1 is due to change from ZK1 to E5
for the North
and South Cook Islands. Check the DXCC Country listings. Reported date is July
1, 2006